Bryn Parry, a CPGA golf instructor at North Vancouver's Seymour Creek Golf Centre, took his fourth tour win of the 2011 season on July 4, when the Bowen Island Golf Club hosted the Srixon Lower Mainland Pro Golf Tour for the inaugural J&E Backhoe Pro-Am tournament.
With 10 scheduled regular tour stops running from April to the end of August and a back-to-back championship on the weekend of Sept. 2627, the Srixon Tour provides the opportunity for local golfers to experience elite level competition on some great local courses.
Finishing with a course record 63, Parry solidified his spot atop the tour's points and money lists. For Parry, the solid season adds to previous appearances on the Canadian Tour, the Nationwide Tour, a BCPGA Championship and Order of Merit wins in 2000 and 2005.
Businesses and residents of Bowen Island came together to provide tour and local players with a challenging, enjoyable tournament and a putting contest sponsored by First Credit Union raised funds for the Bowen Island Community Foundation.
Each pro was paired with an amateur and the group of Bryn Parry and talented Bowen junior Evan Puri took top spot with a net 58. Other Bowen Golf Club members to finish in the top ten in the team competition included Derek Puri, Steve Baskerville, Tom Roocroft, Bob Sangster and Mark Groen.
After his round, Parry lauded the course as the best nine-hole he has ever seen and one of the best conditioned courses on the tour.
The final regular season tour event takes place Monday Aug. 29 at the Whistler Golf Club.
On Saturday Sept. 26 the tour championship begins at Vancouver's University Golf Club and wraps up Sept. 27 at Seymour Golf and Country Club.
